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"We are alarmed by the fact that Mehman Huseynov has embarked upon a hunger strike as the only means available to him to protest about his plight. We call upon the Azerbaijani authorities to review his case as a matter of absolute priority" said the co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of Azerbaijan,

The Star oil refinery is one of the largest foreign investments ever to be made in Turkey, and it is also becoming a symbol of friendship and co-operation between the two countries. Azerbaijan however also sees the investment as a sound business venture

The last decade has been a difficult one for the OSCE, with some even questioning the very existence of the organisation. It got a new lease of life after it played a role in stabilising the situation in Eastern Ukraine when fighting flared up there in 2014.

In the South Caucasus countries, leaders struck an optimistic note in messages to their compatriots gathered to celebrate the new year. Traditionally broadcast just before midnight, the messages are usually watched by millions, as families gather for the new year celebration.

Earlier the Russian leader met his Belarus counterpart Alexander Lukashenko. Lukashenko gave Putin four sacks of potatoes and salo as a new year present, but declined an invitation to join the ice-hockey match

Hundreds of thousands of Azerbaijanis were displaced in the 1990s as a result of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. They initially lived in squalid conditions, but the government over the last decade has spent considerable sums of money to provide them with proper accommodation